Shabbos Parshas Tazriah-Metzorah

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Shabbos Parshas 

Tazriah-Metzorah 

Tazriah Metzorah 

Iyar 2 - 3, 5770 

April 16 - 17, 2010 

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Weekly Message 

Thoughts on the Parsha from Rabbi Sholom D. Lipskar 

Shabbos Parshas 

Tazriah-Metzorah 

The different names of the 53 

portions of the Torah are 

significant and give an 

essential identity to the 

general theme of that portion. 

The two portions that are read 

in tandem this week have 

seemingly opposite and even 

contradictory meanings. 

Tazriah means to give forth 

seed – be impregnated – relating to birth and life. It regards the 

laws pertaining to a woman who has given birth and the 

obligation to circumcise a son on the eighth day. Metzorah, a 

leper – is one who has been infected by a dermatological 

eruption, abrasion, rash or discoloration that renders him 

impure, contaminated, spiritually defiled. This particular state is 

the harshest kind of impurity requiring excommunication and 

quarantine. In fact, our Rabbis state that a Metzorah is 

considered like a dead person. The degree of spiritual impurity 

engendered by the Metzorah is more extreme than even the 

defilement caused by a dead person. The proximity of these two 

concepts and their integration into a single weekly portion must 

have significance. 

As completely and extremely polarized that life and death are 

from each other, they are like two sides of a common coin. Two 

realities that are divided by the thinnest demarcation that often 

blurs their distinction. Life can at times be death, and death life. 

Our Rabbis teach that “Righteous even in death are considered 

alive”, while “Evil ones even in their life are considered dead”. As 

much as life and death are biological and chemical and are 

measured and determined by physical factors i.e. breathing, 

heart beat, brain function, blood flow etc., there is another 

dimension to these states of being. Have you ever heard or 

experienced a comment or feeling “He/she is like a dead 

person”, “There is no life in him”, “I have no desire to live”, or 

similar statements? 

To know death one must know life. What is life? Is it existence 

with the aforementioned symptoms? If one’s heart is beating 

and brain waves moving but is in a deep coma is that life? Of 

course it is technically and legally living, but is it life? 

True life has an eternal quality that never ceases and contributes 

a sense of meaning and purpose to everything and everyone it 

contacts. Before we read the Torah from the Torah Scroll we 

proclaim the verse “And you who connect with the Lord your G-d 

are all alive today”. The Torah is the tree of life to those who 

hold onto it”, “G-d is called alive”. The Torah teaches us that we 

each have a choice for life or death as it states clearly, “I hereby 

give you today life and good and death and bad - choose life”. 

When we are born, we are given the opportunity to utilize the 

eternal life that has been imbued in us by G-d to vitalize our 

physical body wherein that life force (soul) is contained and the 

entire space that one will contact in their time span in this 

physical world. That requires a total commitment to G-d which 

is represented by circumcision and a life that will be devoted to 

G-d’s ways. On the other hand, when one utilizes his life force 

to beget negativity through gossip, tale bearing, character 

assassination and selfishness, then his life has been usurped 

and integrated into death. 

The word Truth in Hebrew is Emes, which is one of G-d’s 

signatures and represents eternity. It consists of three letters: 

Aleph, Mem and Sof. Aleph represents the Master of the 

Universe - Mem and Sof make up the word Mes - meaning 

death. When the Aleph/Hashem is there then you have Emes/ 

truth - eternity. When however the Aleph is absent then you are 

left with Mes – death. 

Let us utilize our potential to bring life to oneself and to our 

entire world in preparation for Moshiach when “all impurity will 

be removed from our world” and “death will be abolished 

forever”. 

Have a great week and a good Shabbos. 

NACHAS NOOK 

Mazel Tov to Aleah Salzhauer, daughter of Dr. & Mrs. Michael and 

Eva Salzhauer on winning the first place blue ribbon in Creative 

Writing at the Miami Dade County Fair for her poem. 

Your Children’s Cry 

By Aleah Salzhauer 

In rows of solid Iron Gate, 

Where troubled prisoners 

Sealed their fate, 

In line they stood, 

Neither food nor drink, 

Not even a chance to think, 

Children crying, 

Screams of pain, 

Nothing will ever be the same, 

Sounds of shotguns rung in their ears, 

All alone, they cried out tears, 

Families perished, 

Mothers wept, 

Barely anyone was left, 

There they stood, 

Famished and ill, 

Bodies piled up in hills, 

And then they wept out to the sky, 

“Please hear your children’s cry” 

And then he saved us, 

With an outstretched arm, 

“Am Yisrael Chai” 

And our nation lives on.

T ake a Deeper Look 

Celebrating Shabbos 

Schedules, classes, articles and more... Everything you 

need for an "Over the Top" Shabbos experience. 

Kiddush Bank 

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A Time to Pray 

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throughout the week. 

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for the month of Iyar is sponsored by: 

“Those who establish Synagogues for prayer and those who come there to pray, 

those who provide lights for illumination, wine for kiddush and havdalah, food 

for the wayfarers and charity for the needy, and all those who occupy 

themselves faithfully with communal affairs— may the Holy One, blessed be 

He, give them their reward, remove them from all sickness, heal their entire 

body, pardon all their sins, and send blessing and success to all their 

endeavors, together with all Israel their brethren; and let us say Amen.” 

- Shacharis for Shabbos. 

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The Falic Family 

In honor of our brothers and sisters in the 

Holy Land of Israel. L’Tiferet Medinat Yisrael Hakedosha. 

Happy Birthday Shmuel, Danelle, Yosef and Rachel 

Please remember to take personal belongings with you when you leave The Shul. 

Special Thank You 

Gabayim Corner 

The Shul’s Gaboyim: 

Mr. Allen Berry / Mr. Mauricio Fux / Mr. David Pollack / 

Mr. Andrew Roth / Mr. David Portnoy /Mr. Henry Eichler 

Please note that the distribution of Aliyot according to our customs 

is in the order of certain Simchot, Yahrtzeits, Birthdays, Guests and 

general rotation. We encourage you to participate in the weekday 

Davening and Aliyot on Mondays and Thursdays. 

Attention members and guests: 

During the taking out of the Torah for leining, please allow seat 

holders to return to their seats before occupying open seating. 

Designated seats are for the use of members who dedicated them. 

On Shabbos and Yom Tov, dedicated seats may be occupied by 

anyone after 10:30 a.m. in the men’s section and 11:00 a.m. in the 

women’s section. 

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Celebrating Shabbos With Our Youth 

Everything you need for an "Over the Top" Shabbos experience 

Shabbos Schedule 

No longer will your children get lost amongst the crowds in Shul on 

Shabbos morning. The Shul youth has worked together to organize a 

highly educational and fun program for children and teens of all 

ages. Each Shabbos morning program involves a mix of Tefilla 

(prayer), Parsha (weekly Torah study) and general "Jewishness", 

through games, songs, and stories. Taught by our very own Shul 

Bochurim and youth girls, each child will experience Shabbos in its 

full glory; leaving with a taste of holiness and fun memories that will 

keep them coming back from week to week. A Kiddush exclusively 

for the children culminates the exciting program. 

Shabbos 

10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. 

Boys, ages 5-9: 2nd floor Youth Synagogue 

Boys, ages 10-13: Main Sanctuary 

Girls, ages 6-9: 2nd floor Classroom #2 

Girls, ages 9-12: 2nd floor Classroom #2 

10:30 a.m. until the end of Shul Services 

Teen Girls, ages 15-18: Child Enrichment Center Classroom # 2 

(At the back of the women’s section of the Sanctuary) 

10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. 

Tween Girls, ages 12-14: Rabbi Lipskar’s Conference Room 

10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. 

Toddler Program with Morah Malkie (ages 0 - 4) 

Teen Girls Room (front of Women’s Sanctuary) 

6:15 p.m. 

Father & Son resumes this week (2nd floor) 

Sponsorship available at $100 

7:25 p.m. 

Leibl’s Mishnayos Ba’al Peh for all Boys (Youth Synagogue) 

Messibos Shabbos for Girls: Classroom 1 

For more information on any of our Youth Programming, please contact 

Rabbi Mendy at 305 868-1411 ext 7333 

Father & Son 

Every Shabbos at 6:15pm (2nd floor) 

Learning * Stories * Ice-Cream * Lucky Dips 

Sponsorship available at $100 - please contact Rabbi Mendy Levy at 

305 868-1411 ext 7333 or send an email to mlevy@theshul.org 

THIS WEEK AVAILABLE FOR SPONSORSHIP 

Messibos Shabbos 

For Girls 

An exciting program for all Girls: 1st-5th Grade. 

Every Shabbos afternoon at 7:25pm (Afternoon Mincha) 

In Classroom # 1 

Come and Enjoy Tzivos HaShem learning, great food & 

nosh, prizes, games and stories. 

Leibl’s Mishnayos Ba’al Peh 

For Boys 

Every Shabbos afternoon between Mincha & Maariv 

In the Youth Synagogue (upstairs) 

Shalosh Seudos Served! 

Be There! GREAT PRIZES!!! 

Prizes kindly sponsored by the Goldczer Family 

Shabbos with the Teen Boys Minyan 

Ever wonder how you can teach your son to follow with a real 

Minyan, or even run his own? The Shul youth has created the scene. 

Every Shabbos morning, each teen has his own chance to play a 

vital role in his own Shul Minyan, lead by one of our very own 

Rabbis and Youth leaders. Every week all the boys have a chance to 

act as Chazzan, Gabbai or ‘Rabbi’. This hands-on approach gives 

each teen the opportunity to experience Shul and prayer to its 

fullest, by involving them in every aspect of the Davening. 

For Boys Only: ages 14-18 


Child Enrichment Center Classroom # 2 

10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. 

*Please note: The Teen Minyan is strictly for the Teens. We would 

appreciate it if adults would stay in the Main Sanctuary. 

For more information: Contact 305 868 1411 ext. 7345 

Torah Quiz 

Questions This Week: 

1. Whose “bad breath” was deadly? (Tur) 

2. Which Jews got Tara’as on the 17th of Tammuz 2448? 

(Vayikrah Raba) 

3. What is the word Metzorah an abbreviation of? (Vayikrah 

Raba) 

Answers for Last Week: 

1. There are 21 different non-Kosher birds. They are 

categorized and distinct by their violent nature. (Rambam 

Macholos Asuros 1-14) 

2. Certain grasshoppers are Kosher but, since we are not sure 

which ones, we don’t eat any of them. Some Sephardim 

still have a tradition which are the permitted ones and eat 

them. (Taz Yoreh Deah 85, Aruch Hashulchan) 

3. The Berocha upon kosher grasshoppers is Shehakol. (Others 

held no Berocha would be said, since they are damaging to 

crops.) (Berachos 40b) 

New Rules for The Torah Quiz... 

One winner per question. Each child may only answer one 

question. Answers may be given from after Mincha on Friday 

afternoon until the printing of the next week’s bulletin. Tell your 

answer to Rabbi Mendy Levy or e-mail them before or after 

Shabbos to: mlevy@theshul.org. If you answer your questions 

correctly ten weeks in a row, you will qualify to win a MP3 music 

player! 

Prizes kindly sponsored by the Goldczer Family. 

Last Week’s Winners 

There were no winners last week 

Shabbos Parshas Tazriah-Metzorah 

YOUTH COUNSELORS 

GIRLS: 

Adina 

Mushkie 

BOYS: 

Chaim 

Eli 

Shimon 

Yankee

Friday Night 

Yedid Nefesh pg. 151 

Vayedaber pgs. 99-101 

Ashrei pg. 101 

SHABBOS SCHEDULE 

Friday Evening 

Early Mincha / Kabbalat Shabbos 6:00 p.m. 

Candle lighting 7:26 p.m. 

Mincha / Kabbalat Shabbos 

Shabbos Day 

7:30 p.m. 

Hashkama Minyan 7:15 a.m. 

Tanya / Hayom Yom 8:35 a.m. 

Shacharis (Morning Services) 8:45 a.m. 

Children's Program 10:00 a.m. 

Teen Minyan (Haime Library) 10:30 a.m. 

Shabbos Women’s Tanya: Classroom #1 +/- 11:40 a.m. 

With Mrs. Vivian Perez After Davening 

Kiddush 12:00 p.m. 

Father & Son (2nd floor) 6:15 p.m. 

Shabbos Women’s Class 6:45 p.m. 

Ethics of the Fathers 6:30 p.m. 

Daf Yomi 6:30 p.m. 

Mincha followed by Shalosh Seudos 

Avot Chapter 2 

7:15 p.m. 

Leibl’s Mishnayos for Boys 7:25 p.m. 

Messibos Shabbos for Girls 7:25 p.m. 

Shabbos Ends / Ma’ariv & Havdalah 

Weekly Video of The Rebbe 

In the evening count Sefira 19 

8:20 p.m. 

Sephardic Minyan 

Friday Evening 

Mincha 

Shabbat Day 

7:30 p.m. 

Shacharit 8:45 a.m. 

Mincha 7:15 p.m. 

Shabbat Ends / Arvit & Havdalah 8:20 p.m. 

Next Week: Acharei-Kedoshim 

Candle lighting 7:30 p.m. 

Mincha 7:30 p.m. 

Eruv Information 

We would like to emphasize that every Erev Shabbos, individuals 

should call the Eruv Hotline to make sure that the Eruv is 

operational prior to carrying on Shabbos. 

The number is 305- 866-ERUV (3788). 

The Eruv message is recorded approximately two hours prior to 

Candle lighting. Please note that the Eruv in Bal Harbour and 

Surfside does not include the path along the beach. The backs of 

the buildings form the Eruv in that section. It is forbidden to 

push strollers or carry anything on this path or beach area on 

Shabbos. 

Celebrating Shabbos 

Everything you need for an "Over the Top" Shabbos experience 

The Friday Evening Service and Shabbos Torah Portion 


(Stone Chumash) 

Torah Portions pgs. 608-634 

Haftorah pg. 1172 


(Gutnick Chumash) 

Torah Portions pgs. 88-126 

Haftorah pg. 257 

Kiddush This Week 

Sponsored by Mr. Sami Rohr in honor of the yahrtzeit of 

his mother, Perel bas Reb Meir HaLevy o.b.m., on Iyar 7. 

May her neshama have an aliyah. 

Shalosh Seudos This Week 

Available for Sponsorship 

Please help us cover the cost of non-sponsored Kiddushim 

by becoming a Partner or Patron of our Kiddush Bank. 

Kiddushim at The Shul 

Please help us continue to provide our weekly Shabbos Kiddush 

and Shalosh Seudos by offering to become a sponsor. 

Sponsorship by one or more individuals is encouraged. 

SPONSOR A 

KIDDUSH! 

PARTNER 

$770 

The following dates are available for sponsorship: 

Kiddush: Shalosh Seudos: 

Apr. 24 Apr. 24 

If you wish to become a sponsor, please speak with Pnina 

at 305 868-1411 x 7313 or email: pwuensch@theshul.org 

KIDDUSH 

5770 

PATRON 

$360 

The Shul has a “Kiddush Bank” to ensure that there are always 

adequate funds to cover the costs of our weekly, 

non-sponsored Shabbos Kiddushim and Shalosh Seudos. 

There are two levels of participation: 

Partner - annual contribution of $770 

Patron - annual contribution of $360 

Please help make our Kiddushim special. 

Partners and Patrons will be matched with un-sponsored 

Kiddushim and your name will appear in the bulletin as the 

Kiddush sponsor on the week your donation is applied. 

To participate in this mitzvah please call Pnina at (305) 868-1411 x 7313 

Or email pwuensch@theshul.org 

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Kiddush Bank 

The Investment with a Guaranteed Return 

KIDDUSH BANK 5770 

Our very special thanks to the following Partners & Patrons 

whose contributions helped us to cover most of the costs of the 

un-sponsored Kiddushim and Farbrengens as listed below. 

Partners - annual contribution of $770: 

Mr. Bernard Werner 

Mr. & Mrs. Moishe and Fayge Hersman 

Dr. & Mrs. Bernard and Carolyn Baumel 

Dr. & Mrs. Stephen and Bella Brenner 

Mr. & Mrs. Boruch & Yonit Duchman 

Mr. & Mrs. Edward and Pauline Kopelman 

Mr. & Mrs. Temuri and Maya Nanikashvili 

Mr. & Mrs. Sholom Moshe and Sarah Sheridan 

Mr. Peter Schwalbe & Mrs. Jody Soltanoff 

Mr. & Mrs. Michael and Dana Werner 

Total Revenue for Kiddush Bank 5770: $11,300 

Dates Un-Sponsored Events Paid by Kiddush Bank 

Sept. 20 2nd Day of Rosh Hashanah Farbrengen $1,000 

Oct. 4 Sukkot Kiddush (2nd Day) $1,600 

Oct. 9 Eve of Shemini Atzeret Hakafot Kiddush $900 

Oct. 9 Shemini Atzeret After Hakafot Meal $900 

Oct. 10 Shemini Atzeret Day Special Kiddush $1,600 

Oct. 10 Eve of Simchat Torah Hakafot Kiddush $1,500 

Oct. 31 Shabbos Kiddush $700 

Dec. 5 Shabbos Kiddush $700 

Dec. 25 Shabbos Kiddush $700 

Jan. 2 Shabbos Kiddush $700 

Feb. 6 Shabbos Kiddush $700 




Total Expense on non-sponsored 5770 Kiddushim: $13,100 

Current Shortfall: $1,800 

Patrons - annual contribution of $360: 

Mr. & Mrs. Silvio & Carina Sitkowski 

Mr. & Mrs. Neil Pershin 

Mr. Abe Stein 

Mr. & Mrs. Beryl & Florence Miller 

Rabbi & Mrs. Simeon and Rose Schreiber 

Mr. & Mrs. Baruch and Feige Knight 

Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan & Blimie Levy 

Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey and Lillian Glick 

Dr. & Mrs. Gene and Sandra Moteles 

Mr. & Mrs. Martin and Susan Packer 

(Excluding the expenses for all the non-sponsored Shalosh Seudos 

meals provided by The Shul) 

Make a deposit in our Kiddush Bank 

IT’S A GREAT INVESTMENT! 

GUARANTEED RETURN: SMILING FACES ... 

...EVEN WHEN KIDDUSH ISN’T SPONSORED! 

Call Pnina at 305 868 1411 ext. 7313 to share in this special mitzvah.

A Time to Pray 

Davening schedules and locations throughout the week 

MORNING SCHEDULE - Monday through Thursday 

6:20 - 6:50 am Sichos Kodesh Parshas Acharei-Kedoshim R’ Zalman Lipskar 

7:00 - 7:25 am Halacha Kitzur Shulchan Aruch R’ Dov Schochet 

8:00 - 8:45 am Daf Yomi Sanhedrin R’ Dov Schochet 

8:45 - 9:00 am RamBam 1 Chapter per day R’ Dov Schochet 

8:45 am (approx) Halacha Sephardic Custom Shimshon Tzubeli 

10:00 - 10:45 am Sichos Sicha of the Rebbe - Textual R’ Shea Rubinstein 

(earliest preferable Ma’ariv) 

(Times taken from www.chabad.org. 

Please note that during the week the times may vary by a minute or two.) 

Daily Learning Schedule at The Shul 

Daily Chumash & Tanya after every Minyan 

EVENING KOLEL SCHEDULE - Monday through Thursday - 8:00-10:00 pm 

Mon. to Thurs. 8:00 – 9:00 pm Chavrusah ~ Subject of Choice 1st Session 

Mon. to Thurs. 9:00 - 10:00 pm Chavrusah ~ Subject of Choice 2nd Session 

Daily Minyanim at The Shul 

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Shabbos 

6:50 am No Minyan R’ Zalman Lipskar R’ Zalman Lipskar R’ Zalman Lipskar R’ Zalman Lipskar R’ Zalman Lipskar 

7:30 am No Minyan R’ Shimon Shur R’ Mendy Levy R’ Mendy Levy R’ Shimon Shur R’ Mendy Levy 

8:00 am R’ Dov Schochet No Minyan No Minyan No Minyan No Minyan R’ Dov Schochet 

9:00 am R’ Zalman Lipskar R’ Dov Schochet R’ Dov Schochet R’ Dov Schochet R’ Dov Schochet R’ Dov Schochet 

2:00 pm No Minyan R’ Mendy Levy R’ Mendy Levy R’ Mendy Levy R’ Mendy Levy No Minyan 

7:30 pm R’ Shimon Shur R’ Dov Schochet R’ Dov Schochet R’ Dov Schochet R’ Shimon Shur R’ Sholom Lipskar 

10:00 pm TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA No Minyan 

Sephardic Minyanim at The Shul 

This is Hashem’s House! 

When in the Sanctuary ……...…shh!…...…... 

PLEASE, NO TALKING!! 

If you speak in Shul...then where do you Pray? 

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See Complete 


Schedule 

on page 5 

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Shabbat 

8:00 am Shimshon Tzubeli Shimshon Tzubeli Shimshon Tzubeli Shimshon Tzubeli Shimshon Tzubeli 

9:00 am Shimshon Tzubeli 

7:30 pm Shimshon Tzubeli Shimshon Tzubeli Shimshon Tzubeli Shimshon Tzubeli Shimshon Tzubeli Shimshon Tzubeli 

Halachic Times for the Week: Based on times for Apr. 21, 2010 

Alot Hashachar / Dawn 5:40 am 

Earliest Talit & Tefillin 6:05 am 

Netz Hachamah / Sunrise 6:52 am 

The Shul of Downtown 

Shacharis Monday & Thursday only 8:00 am 

Mincha Monday through Thursday 2:00 pm 

(Earliest Amidah) 

Latest Shema 

Zman Tfillah 

10:05 am 

11:10 am 

Rabbi Chaim Lipskar 

48 East Flagler Street, #363 (3rd Floor), Miami 

Chatzot / Midday 

Earliest Mincha 

Plag HaMincha 

1:19 pm 

1:51 pm 

6:25 pm 

305-373-8303 or 786-368-9040 

Email: RCL@ShulofDowntown.com www.shulofdowntown.com 

Shekiah / Sunset 7:46 pm 

(preferable latest time for Mincha) 

Tzeit Hakochavim/Nightfall 8:15 pm 

See Complete 

Shabbat Schedule 

on page 5

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Dates to Celebrate and Commemorate 

Iyar 3 

Birthdays 

Mr. Jackie Abraham 

Iyar 4 Ms. Laurie Laulicht (Hoste) 

Iyar 4 Mr. Murray Laulicht 

Iyar 4 Mrs. Nancy Karp 

Iyar 4 Rabbi Jacob Katz 

Iyar 5 Mr. Alexander Shear 

Iyar 5 Mr. Ezra Cappell 

Iyar 5 Mr. Mayer Rivkin 

Iyar 5 Mr. Michael Szafranski 

Iyar 5 Mrs. Shena Dominitz 

Iyar 6 Ms. Debby Tabacinic 

Iyar 6 Mr. Moshe Retelny 

Iyar 6 Mr. Igal Fedida 

Iyar 6 Ms. Natalie Brod 

Iyar 7 Mr. Jack Azout 

Iyar 8 Mr. Lloyd Stanley Rubin 

Iyar 8 Mr. Menachem Koegel 

Iyar 8 Mr. Velvel Freedman 

Iyar 9 Mr. Avraham Dorfman 

Iyar 9 Mr. Joseph Musikar 

Iyar 9 Mr. Mark S Herskovits 

Our Kids’ Birthdays 

Iyar 4 Shmuel Falic 

Iyar 4 Matt Levine 

Iyar 5 David Yerushalmi 

Iyar 5 Adina Amelie Andrusier 

Iyar 5 Rachel Noa Groisman 

Iyar 7 Joshua Diener 

Iyar 9 Sarah Btesh 

Thanks to Our Volunteers 

The Shul thanks all our Volunteers for their 

invaluable help: 

Mrs. Sarah Libke Caplin for assisting at the front desk 

Mrs. Ofelia Wiener for assisting the Hashkama Minyan 

Bikur Cholim 

If you or someone you know is not feeling well or is 

undergoing health issues and would like a visit, we want 

to hear from you. 

Please call Fay at The Shul or send an email. 

Tel: (305) 868-1411 ext. 7315 or Fay@theshul.org. 

Tehillim 

Please continue to daven for these Israeli soldiers 

still missing in action: 

Zacharia Baumel Guy Hever 

Zvi Feldman Gilad Shalit 

Yehuda Katz Ron Arad 

Yahrtzeits 

Iyar 3 Jacob Chosher obm 

Grandfather of Mrs. Chava Fux 

Iyar 3 Ze'ev ben Shimon obm 

Father of Ms. Shay Kardonski, Mr. Henry Kardonski 

and Mrs. Raquel Gilinski 

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Don’t Kill the Love 

Cultivating Sensitivity toward the Birds 

By: Rabbi YY Jacobson 

Searching for the Discrepancies 

Jews have long known that the Hebrew Bible can be truly 

appreciated only when attention is paid not only to the explicit 

narrative and message, but also to the text's apparent 

discrepancies, grammatical flaws and unusual syntax. In fact, one 

of the outstanding features of Jewish biblical literacy produced 

over the past two-and-a-half millennia is its incredibly rich 

interpretation of the Bible's apparent errors, a study that almost 

totally escaped the eye of many Bible critics of the past two 

centuries. 

In this week's essay, I wish to draw our attention to one such small 

anomaly in this week's Torah portion, Tazria, which, upon further 

reflection, exposes to us the Torah's majestic attitude toward the 

cultivation of sensitivity and empathy. 

Post-Birth Offerings 

The beginning of this week's portion, Tazria, discusses the offering 

every Jewish woman would bring during the Temple days following 

the birth of a child. This offering, representing post-birth healing 

and dedication, was brought forty days after the birth of a male, 

and eighty days after the birth of a female. 

The type of this offering depended largely on the financial means 

of the family. Here is how the Torah describes it (1): 

"She shall bring a sheep within its first year for an elevation 

offering, and a young dove or a turtledove… 

"But if she cannot afford a sheep, then she shall take two 

turtledoves or two young doves… and she shall become purified." 

The Anomaly 

It seems quite clear and straightforward. Yet the discerning 

student of the Bible will notice a glitch here. The Torah has already 

discussed a number of times the possibility of specific individuals 

bringing turtledoves or young doves as an offering to G-d (2). Later, 

too, the Bible will discuss this type of offering repeatedly (3). In 

each of these instances, the Torah first mentions the turtledove 

(tor, in Hebrew), and only afterward the young dove (ben yonah, in 

Hebrew). Here too, when discussing the offering brought by the 

woman possessing smaller means, the Torah states, "She shall 

take two turtledoves or two young doves," first mentioning the 

option of offering turtledoves and only afterward the option of 

young doves. In all of the nine times this offering is discussed in 

the Bible, the turtledove precedes the young dove. 

There is, surprisingly, one exception. In our portion, while 

discussing the offering presented by the woman of larger means, 

the Torah states (as recorded above), "She shall bring a sheep 

within its first year for an elevation offering, and a young dove or a 

turtledove." Here, suddenly, the order is changed. First the young 

dove, and only afterward the mature turtledove. Why? 

The Pairs 

Inspiration, Insights & Ideas 

Bringing Torah lessons to LIFE! 

One of the greatest legal and spiritual personalities of the Middle 

Ages, Rabbi Jacob Ashkenazi (born 1270 in Germany; died in 1343 in 

Toledo, Spain), in his Torah commentary known as "Baal Haturim," 

offers a simple but profoundly moving two-line answer. 

Parsha Messages 

Wherever the bird offering is mentioned throughout the Torah, 

says Rabbi Jacob, it is always in the context of a pair of turtledoves 

or a pair of young doves. The above quote is one example: "But if 

she cannot afford a sheep, then she shall take two turtledoves or 

two young doves." Birds are offered in pairs of two. 

The only exception is the woman possessing greater means, who, 

following childbirth, offers one sheep and one bird. Here the Torah 

states, "She shall bring a sheep… and a young dove or a 

turtledove." This is why the Torah, in this instance, changes the 

order of the birds, first mentioning the young dove, than the older 

turtledove. The Torah is attempting to teach us that in a case when 

a single bird is offered, preference should be given to the young 

dove over the older mature dove. The older turtledove should only 

be brought as a last resort, if a young dove could not be found. 

This requirement would not apply when a pair of birds is being 

offered together. 

Loyalty of a Dove 

The logic behind this is moving. 

Most animals do not enjoy monogamous relationships. The 

majority of animals belong to the 'sowing wild oats' school of 

thought, in which they are constantly switching mates, even in a 

single season. The male chimpanzee, for example, goes so far as to 

invite different females to mate by just spreading his legs. 

Creatures such as fish (and particularly sea urchins) take it even a 

step further: They release their eggs and seed into the sea and 

hope that some of each will meet up and fertilize. 

There are a few exceptions to the non-monogamous trend among 

animals; one of them is the dove. Many (though not all) birds of 

the dove family are loyal to their mates, sometimes over many 

seasons and even years. In fact, the Talmud states (4) that if the 

Torah had not been given, we would have learned how to be loyal 

to our spouses from the behavior of doves. 

The passionate words expressed by the groom to his bride in the 

Song of Songs (5), "Behold, you are lovely my beloved; behold you 

are beautiful, your eyes are doves," is understood in the Midrash 

(6) as G-d's profound compliment to the Jewish people. "Just as 

dove, from the moment it recognizes its partner, never exchanges 

it for anybody else, so the Jewish people, from the moment they 

recognized G-d, never substituted Him with any other deity." 

The Lesson 

There are even certain doves who mourn the death of their mate, 

not easily choosing a new partner. That is why in the case of a 

woman offering only one dove, the Torah is urging us to avoid 

taking a single mature dove as an offering, since we might be 

depriving its partner from his or her mate which has ascended to 

G-d. The preference must be the young dove which has not yet 

began to mate. In all other instances, though, where the 

instruction is to offer two doves, no partner will lose its mate, 

hence the Torah does not give preference to the young doves over 

the mature doves. 

This conveys a profound lesson on the sensitivity the Torah 

demands of us toward feelings of animals, even toward a bird left 

over after its mate has been offered to G-d. Certainly, it tells us 

how we must honor the dignity and feelings of a fellow human 

being. How much more must we deeply honor and cherish the 

emotions and experiences of our partners in life.

Halacha of the Week 

By Rabbi Dov Schochet 

Customs during the Omer 

Between Pesach and Shavuot 24,000 students of Rabbi Akiva 

died in a sudden and severe plague. To mark this tragedy, which 

also left a great void in the study of Torah as these were all of his 

students, there are customs of mourning which are practiced in 

all Jewish communities during this time. 

The tradition is that they all actually died during a 33 day period 

which is when the restrictive customs are in effect. Exactly when 

these 33 days are is a matter of dispute. While some maintain 

that the plague began on the first day of the Omer (the second 

day of Pesach) and finished on the 33rd day of the Omer (Lag 

BaOmer). A second opinion holds that the 33 days of mourning 

actually begin from the first day of Rosh Chodesh Iyar (the 30th 

day of Nissan) and conclude on the 3rd day of Sivan, 3 days 

before the festival of Shavuot. 

While some communities accept either the first or second 

opinion, for many communities (including Chabad) the custom 

is to be strict like both opinions. Although usually one who 

accepts stringencies of two contradictory opinions (as in this 

case) is called “a fool who walks in darkness” when one behaves 

like this because of a doubt as to which opinion is correct, the 

behavior is acceptable. 

One does not get married during this time, although there is a 

permissive position if the man getting married has no children 

the custom is not to have weddings in all cases. 

One should not take a hair cut during this time (if there is a 

circumcision all those involved i.e. the Mohel, Sandak, and 

father of the child can take a haircut the evening before the Bris). 

Even amongst men who regularly shave some refrain from 

shaving during this time. One may trim their mustache if it is 

disturbing their eating. 

One is allowed to get engaged during this time, even with a 

festive meal provided there is no dancing or music. 

We do not make the blessing Shehechiyanu (the blessing recited 

over eating a fruit the first time in the season) during these days 

except on Shabbat 

There is a custom not to work from sundown until one counts 

the Omer. 

The Talmud tells us that the reason 

this plague struck was that R’ Akivas 

students didn’t treat each other with 

the proper respect. The lesson is clear 

that this is a time when we must learn 

from their mistake and work to 

strengthen our respect and love for 

every Jew. As the Rebbe frequently 

pointed out that through Ahavat 

Yisroel we can end all suffering and 

mourning and usher in the coming of 

Moshiach. 



Weekly Words of Wisdom 

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Your Guide to Personal Freedom 

Counting the Omer: Weeks Three/Four 

This is an excerpt from “A Spiritual Guide to Counting the Omer” 

by Rabbi Simon Jacobson 

Day 18 - Netzach of Tiferet: Endurance in Compassion 

Is my compassion enduring and consistent? Is it reliable or 

whimsical? Does it prevail among other forces in my life? Do I 

have the capacity to be compassionate even when I'm busy with 

other activities or only when it's comfortable for me? Am I ready 

to stand up and fight for another? 

Exercise for the day: In the middle of your busy day take a 

moment and call someone who needs a compassionate word. 

Defend someone who is in need of sympathy even if it's not a 

popular position. 

Day 19 - Hod of Tiferet: Humility in Compassion 

If compassion is not to be condescending, it must include 

humility. Hod is recognizing that my ability to be compassionate 

and giving does not make me better than the recipient; it is the 

acknowledgment and appreciation that by creating one who 

needs compassion G-d gave me the gift of being able to bestow 

compassion. Thus there is no place for haughtiness in 

compassion. 

Do I feel superior because I am compassionate? Do I look down 

at those that need my compassion? Am I humble and thankful 

to G-d for giving me the ability to have compassion for others? 

Exercise for the day: Express compassion in an anonymous 

fashion, not taking any personal credit. 

Day 20 - Yesod of Tiferet: Bonding in Compassion 

For compassion to be fully realized, it needs bonding. It requires 

creating a channel between giver and receiver; a mutuality that 

extends beyond the moment of need. A bond that continues to 

live on. That is the most gratifying result of true compassion. 

Do you bond with the one you have compassion for, or do you 

remain apart? Does your interaction achieve anything beyond a 

single act of sympathy? 

Exercise for the day: Ensure that something eternal is built 

as a result of your compassion. 

Day 21 - Malchut of Tiferet: Nobility in Compassion 

Examine the dignity of your compassion. For compassion to be 

complete (and enhance the other six aspects of compassion) it 

must recognize and appreciate individual sovereignty. It should 

boost self-esteem and cultivate human dignity. Both your own 

dignity and the dignity of the one 

benefiting from your compassion. 

Is my compassion expressed in a 

dignified manner? Does it elicit dignity 

in others? Do I recognize the fact that 

when I experience compassion as 

dignified it will reflect reciprocally in the 

one who receives compassion? 

Exercise for the day: Rather than just 

giving charity, help the needy help 

themselves in a fashion that 

strengthens their dignity. 

During the fourth week of counting 

the Omer, we examine and 

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refine the emotional attribute of endurance known as Netzach. 

Netzach means endurance, fortitude and ambition and is a 

combination of determination and tenacity. It is a balance of 

patience, persistence and guts. Endurance is also being reliable 

and accountable, which establishes security and commitment. 

Without endurance, any good endeavor or intention has no 

chance of success. Endurance means to be alive, to be driven by 

what counts. It is the readiness to fight for what you believe, to 

go all the way. This, of course, requires that endurance be closely 

examined to ensure that it is used in a healthy and productive 

manner. 

Day 22 - Chesed of Netzach: Loving-kindness in 

Endurance 

For anything to endure it needs to be loved. A neutral or 

indifferent attitude will reflect in a marginal commitment. If you 

have difficulty making commitments, examine how much you 

love and enjoy the object that requires your commitment. Do I 

love my work? My family? My choices? 

For endurance to be effective it needs to be caring and loving. 

Does my endurance cause me to be, or seem to be, inflexible? 

Does my drive and determination cause me to be controlling? 

Am I too demanding? Do others (my employees, friends, 

children) cooperate with me out of the sheer force of my will and 

drive, or out of love? 

Exercise for the day: When fighting for something you 

believe in, pause a moment to ensure that it is accomplished in a 

loving manner.. 

Day 23 - Gevurah of Netzach: Discipline in Endurance 

Examine the discipline of your endurance. Endurance must be 

directed toward productive goals and expressed in a constructive 

manner. Is my endurance and determination focused to help 

cultivate good habits and break bad ones? Or is it the other way 

around? Does my endurance come from strength or weakness? 

Does it come out of deep conviction or out of defensiveness? Do 

I use my endurance against itself by being tenacious in my lack 

of determination? 

Exercise for the day: Break one bad habit today. 

Day 24 - Tiferet of Netzach: Compassion in Endurance 

Healthy endurance, directed to develop good qualities and 

modifying bad ones, will always be compassionate. The 

compassion of endurance reflects a most beautiful quality of 

endurance: an enduring commitment to help another grow. 

Endurance without compassion is misguided and selfish. 

Endurance needs to be not just loving to those who deserve love, 

but also compassionate to the less fortunate. Does my 

determination compromise my compassion for others? Am I able 

to rise above my ego and empathize with my competitors? Am I 

gracious in victory? 

Exercise for the day: Be patient and listen to someone who 

usually makes you impatient. 

 

Weekly Words of Wisdom 

Yom Hazikaron 5770 

By Rabbi Sholom D. Lipskar 

N ext 

week, millions of Jews in Israel and the entire world 

will commemorate two days that will arouse all kinds of 

deep emotions and reactions. First is the day when the 

Jewish world remembers and gives tribute to the thousands of 

Jewish soldiers who gave their lives to protect the Jewish People 

and the Jewish Land. All of Israel will stop for a long moment as 

the realization of everything moving is due to these selfless 

sons, daughters, husbands, brothers, sisters and Parents who 

selflessly and courageously became the shield that stood at the 

frontlines of the wars against hate, evil and anti-Semitism. 

As the Day of Remembrance reaches its dusk and the new day 

comes, those millions of our brothers and sisters will continue to 

commemorate the world’s recognition of the right and need for 

Jews to return and govern their eternal Homeland, Israel. 

In the midst of this is a dark cloud of anxiety and worry as the 

same world, who 62 years ago collectively expressed guilt for 

their malfeasance or nonfeasance in watching the brutal murder 

of more than 6,000,000 men, women and children, is today an 

ill-spirited cabal who work hard to de-legitimize Israel, casting 

libelous assertions that cross the line of anti-Semitism. 

In the second decade of the 21st century when we thought that 

baseless hate and racism expressed against the Jewish People - 

who continue to contribute disproportionately and very 

significantly to the advancement of civilization - would be a 

painful blot on the historical past, it is alive and aggressive. 

Why, and what can we do? 

It has been a part of our rich heritage repeated many times by 

our Prophets, Judges and Leaders that only the Jew has the 

power and ability to destroy a Jew. Yes, many nations have hurt 

us and some tried to annihilate us but their power is incapable 

of realizing their heinous machinations – protected by G-d 

Almighty Himself. 

The Torah and the Prophets have warned us millennially that we 

make ourselves vulnerable to the pernicious forces of evil when 

we are not covered by the impregnable shield of G-d. 

To activate, maintain and sustain that enigmatic force we must 

be connected to G-d and follow His directives. When we do, He 

promises that all will be fortunate and blessed while we live in 

peaceful security without fear or sorrow. 

It is not that our Father in Heaven punishes us; it is only that he 

allows the natural world to function in accordance to its natural 

base instincts, without interfering in a beyond natural way. G-d 

doesn’t make our enemies hate or want to kill us – they do so 

because of their inherent hate stemming from jealousy, bigotry 

and egocentric power. It is no great feat when hundreds of 

million or billions go up against a few millions – seventy wolves 

can easily devour one sheep. 

Only our transcendent and eternal covenant with G-d obligates 

Him to interfere with the natural order and fight our battles. Of 

course, we cannot stand aside and expect to succeed without 

our own actions. We do need the best soldiers and the best 

technology and the best strategy but at the bottom line it is 

not the USA that is the most important ingredient in our

safety and security, it is G-d Almighty. 

When we abandon G-d and think that it is our strength and 

capabilities that give us what we need and we insist on being 

like all the other nations, we are in trouble. 

On one hand, we have a world that is particularly belligerent 

against us reflected by the tragedy of Mumbai, terrorist attacks 

against Jews in the former Soviet Union, a remarkable increase in 

anti-Semitic occurrences all over the world, Iran, the United 

Nations house of darkness and an underlying feeling in many 

countries that Israel and the Jews are responsible for all of the 

world’s problems. 

On the other hand, we read that more than 55% of young Jews 

are critical of Israel, assimilation has reached drastic proportions, 

Goldstone, J. Street, Jewish writers who publicly denounce Israel 

and its leaders, a Jewish Washington Post columnist who is 

writing a book explaining how Israel was a well-intentioned 

historical error, and unfortunately much more. 

It is time to reverse the trend. We have been warned, cajoled and 

inspired to live Jewish lives, to abide by the Torah and perform its 

mitzvahs. The Rebbe, leader of our generation, constantly 

encouraged maximizing our Torah study and mitzvah 

performance especially during trying times of peril. The Rebbe 

always said that we must listen to the military experts and was a 

strong supporter of military/strategic excellence but all of that 

requires the Hand of G-d to lead and protect us. 

That we can attain through following G-d’s instructions. 

In commemoration of these days of central significance to the 

Jewish People let us become more consciously Jewish, let us live 

more Jewishly, let us be more holy and then we will overcome all 

obstacles and fulfill our objective to be “a light unto the world”. 

Recently in The News 

Observing Sabbath Saved Life of 

Poland’s Chief Rabbi 

by Tzvi Ben Gedalyahu 

(IsraelNationalNews.com) 

A Jewish 

delegation from Poland, including the Americanborn 

Chief Rabbi Michael Schudrich, was spared from 

certain death by refusing to violate the Sabbath to fly with 

President Lech Kaczynski. 

The president, his wife, his military chief of staff and senior 

political leaders were killed on Saturday when the plane crashed 

en route to a Russian city. 

The Jewish delegation was supposed to fly with the president, 

according to Warsaw Rabbi Meir Stembler. “The delegation 

canceled its participation after it was understood that that plane 

was to fly on the Sabbath,” he said. 

“They planned to say Kaddish [the mourner’s prayer] at the 

planned commemoration ceremony in a Russian city, marking 70 

years since the Soviet murder of 20,000 Poles. 

Rabbi Stembler said that President Kaczynski was personally 

responsible for helping with the construction of a Jewish 



Recently in The News 

museum in the location of the former Jewish ghetto in Warsaw 

and which is to be dedicated in the near future. President 

Kaczynski helped promote and encourage the building project 

when he was mayor of Warsaw and continued his efforts as 

president. 

“The relation between the Jewish community and the president 

was very strong,” the rabbi said. “He took care of all of its needs, 

not just in words but also in deeds. There were not any major 

events where he did not honor the community with his 

presence.” 

The crash on Saturday wiped out a large part of the elite 

establishment of the government, and it is not clear why the 

government took the risk of allowing all of them to fly on one 

plane. The pilot, who also died in the crash, was blamed for 

ignoring Russian air controllers’ advice not to try to land under 

severe weather conditions. 

 

Thousands join March of Living at 

Auschwitz By JERUSALEM POST STAFF AND AP 

L ed 

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by Jewish Agency Chairman Natan Sharanksy and tennis 

pro Shahar Pe’er, thousands of young Jews marched with 

Holocaust survivors Monday at Auschwitz to remember 

those who perished in the Nazi death camp, and to honor 

Poland’s late president. 

The 10,000 or so people from around the world walked the 

annual March of the Living stretch of about 3 kilometers 

between the red-brick Auschwitz compound and the death 

camp’s wooden barracks section of Birkenau. 

At least 1.1 million people – mostly Jews, Poles and Roma – died 

in the gas chambers at Auschwitz or from starvation, disease 

and forced labor at the camp built in occupied Poland during 

World War II. 

Many in Monday’s annual march also wore black arm bands or 

carried black ribbons in memory of Poland’s President Lech 

Kaczynski and his wife Maria, who were killed in a plane crash 

Saturday along with 94 others en route to World War II-era 

observances in western Russia. 

Israeli Ambassador Zvi Rav-Ner read out a message in Hebrew, 

English and Polish saying this year’s marchers were also “paying 

homage” to Kaczynski and the other plane crash victims. 

“Lech Kaczynski and his wife were friends of the State of Israel 

and of the Jewish nation. Today we will march in solidarity with 

the entire Polish nation,” Rav-Ner said while standing by the 

infamous gate with the sign reading “Arbeit Macht Frei,” or 

“Work makes you free.” 

Rabbi Yisrael Lau, chairman of the Yad Vashem Council, said in 

his speech that the world had not yet learned its lesson about 

keeping silent, referring to captive IDF soldier Gilad Shalit. 

“This young man has been sitting in a dark basement, an hour’s 

drive from Tel Aviv, for nearly four years. Not a single doctor has 

visited him in this time. An objective doctor, from the Red Cross, 

from the United Nations. Where is the UN? Where is the

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Continued from p. 13 Recently in the News 

world?” demanded Lau. “The Nazis waited to see what the world 

would say or do. They did nothing.” 

Sharansky, meanwhile, said the Jewish people were not alone in 

remembering the Holocaust. 

“Young people stand with us here today. They, like millions 

around the world, are determined to remember the Holocaust 

and make the world a more just place. This is exactly what Lech 

Kaczynski tried to do, and we are greatly indebted to him,” 

Sharansky said. 

 

Jews Shocked at Life Sentence 

Request for Rubashkin 

Jewish Leaders Raise Concerns of Overzealous 

Prosecution After Disproportionate Sentencing 

Recommendation 

NEW YORK — American Jewish leaders are expressing shock and 

outrage at the federal government's recommendation that 

Sholom Rubashkin be sentenced to life in prison for his role as 

an executive with the Agriprocessors kosher meatpacking plant 

in Postville, Iowa. It is the latest example of a prosecution that 

has repeatedly targeted Rubashkin for unfair treatment 

compared to others who have been accused of employing illegal 

immigrants or compromising the security of a bank loan. 

The sentencing recommendation submitted by prosecutors to 

the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Iowa is 

inconsistent with sentencing of other corporate executives 

convicted in comparable cases. Rubashkin was originally 

indicted for employing illegal immigrants, an offense that has 

been punished with probation or a short prison term. After seven 

superseding indictments, prosecutors chose to proceed to trial 

on alleged bank fraud charges in an effort to increase 

Rubashkin's punishment, even though interest was paid on all of 

the money drawn by the loan and the bank has acknowledged it 

received approximately $21 million in profit from the interest 

payments. 

The bank loan was not paid in full because of the government's 

raid on Agriprocessors, which caused the company to declare 

bankruptcy. The bank “called” the loan when Agriprocessors 

could not continue to make its payments. The May 2008 raid 

included a military style raid and more than 600 federal agents. 

It was widely criticized for the extreme tactics utilized by 

prosecutors and Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The 

raid destroyed the company and had disastrous lasting effects 

on the community of Postville and the kosher meat industry. 

Prosecutors and the U.S. Probation Office have calculated the 

total offense committed by Rubashkin at level 45 under the 

Federal Sentencing Guidelines. Because the federal Sentencing 

Table caps at level 43, the Probation Office has calculated the 

total offense at level 43. An offense level of 43 is punished with a 

life sentence under the sentencing guidelines, which the 

Supreme Court held as no longer mandatory. 

Rubashkin's attorneys have asked the court to impose a 

sentence no greater than 72 months, noting his positive history 

and character, his extraordinary family circumstances, and the 

arbitrary nature of the now-advisory guidelines used by 

prosecutors. They emphasize that Rubashkin's conduct was not 

done for personal gain, that he did not intend any loss to the 

bank, and that a 72-month sentence would allow the Bureau of 

Prisons to place Rubashkin in a facility with experience in 

effectively and humanely incarcerating observant Jewish 

inmates. 

In Rubashkin's bank-fraud trial, prosecutors were allowed to 

present inflammatory evidence regarding the employment of 

illegal workers, even though the judge had previously ruled that 

such evidence would prejudice the jury and had severed the 

immigration and bank fraud charges for that reason. The charges 

regarding harboring illegal immigrants were eventually dropped. 

The prosecutors have subjected Rubashkin to more severe 

restrictions and potential punishment than other employers 

whose work premises were raided by ICE and who were found to 

have hired larger numbers of illegal workers. The country's 

largest meatpacker, Swift & Company, was raided in six different 

states in December 2006, and almost 1,300 illegal immigrants 

were arrested. No corporate official of Swift & Company has 

been prosecuted. RCI, International, a restaurant janitorial 

service operating in 17 states, was raided in 63 locations in 

February 2007. Its owners, who paid their employees (all illegal 

immigrants) in cash, were found to have defrauded the United 

States of more than $18 million in taxes. Its chief operating 

officer was sentenced to 10 years in prison. The owner of a 

Massachusetts manufacturer of leather goods and handbags 

raided by ICE in March 2007, when 326 illegal immigrants were 

arrested, was sentenced to one year and one day in prison. 

Advocates for Rubashkin are urged to support an online petition 

at the “Justice for Sholom Mordechai Rubashkin” Web page at 

http://justiceforshalom.org. The Web site also provides other 

tools for community members to contact the U.S. Attorney 

prosecuting the case and the Department of Justice. 

Thought for the Day 

From the teachings of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem 

Schneerson, of righteous memory; rendered by Tzvi Freeman. 

Greater Miracles 

There will come a time, very soon, when we will be shown 

miracles so great, they will make the ten plagues and the 

splitting of the Red Sea appear as ordinary as nature itself. 

So great, no mind can begin to fathom them; 

so powerful, they will transform the very fabric of our 

world, elevating it in a way that the wonders of the 

exodus never did. 

For then, our eyes will be opened and granted the power 

to see the greatest of miracles: Those miracles that occur 

to us now, beneath our very noses, every day.

Daily Mon.-Fri 

Morning Chassidus & 

Davening Program 

with Rabbi Zalman Lipskar 

6:20 am 

*See p. 7 for more details 

Iyar 6 Apr. 20 

Tues. 

Meditations in Prayer 

with Rabbi Mendy Levy 

11:00 am 



Wed. 

SENIOR TORAH ACADEMY 

Tanya 

11:00 am 

Rabbi Sholom D. Lipskar 



Wed. 

Beyond Never Again 

JLI 6 Week Series of Lectures on the 

Holocaust 

Session 1 

8:00 pm 


Events Calendar 

A great listing of the places you want to be and the things you want to do! 

APRIL 

Daily Mon.-Thurs. 

Rohr Community Kolel 

Individual Yeshiva Style 

Learning 

8:00 - 10:00 pm 



Tues. 

Hebrew Ulpan 

with Mr. David Adar 

6:45 pm 

Beginners 

8:00 pm 

Advanced 



Wed. 

Holocaust Film & Discussion Series 

Part 1: “Against All Odds: Israel and 

the Holocaust” 

12:00 pm 



Mon. 

Women’s Study Group 

8:30 pm 



Tues. 

Rabbi Lipskar’s Tuesday Night Class 

8:00 pm 


9:00 pm 




Thurs. 

Mishmar & Cholent Night 

9:00 pm 


More Exciting 

Events Coming 

Soon! 

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The full scoop on all the great events and classes around town 

Spring Semester 

Six Wednesdays, starting 

Wednesday, April 28 

8:00 - 9:30 pm 

with 


The Shul 

9540 Collins Ave, Surfside

Rabbi Lipskar’s 

Tuesday Night Class 

April 20 ~ Iyar 6 

8:00 pm 

“Acharei-Kedoshim: “Acharei Kedoshim: Experiencing 

the Miracle of Yom Kippur” 


9:00 pm 


The Shul ~ Social Hall 

9540 Collins Ave, Surfside 

Download and listen to the latest classes and lectures 

http://www.theshul.org/audio 

HEBREW ULPAN 

at The Shul (Haime Library - 2nd Floor) 

Please join us for spoken Hebrew classes with 

an experienced and professional teacher 

Mr. David Adar 

You will learn the four skills of the language: 

Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening 

Classes for beginner and advanced levels 

with a minimal cost. Men & Women Welcome! 

Tuesdays 

6:45 - 8:00 pm: Beginners 

8:00 - 9:00 pm: Advanced + 2nd Session 

To register please call Mr. David Adar at 

786-541-6579 



Mishmar & Cholent Night 

Is Back at The Shul 

Thursday Nights at 9:00pm 

For Men & Women 

April 22: Counting the Omer: The Halachic 

Perspective of the International Date Line 

April 29 

Topic to be announced 

May 6 

Topic to be announced 

TUESDAYS 

11:00 am - Meditations in Prayer 

with Rabbi Mendy Levy 

12:00 pm - Ein Ya’akov: Stories of the 

Talmud - with Rabbi Dov Schochet 

WEDNESDAYS 

11:00 am - Tanya 

with Rabbi Sholom Lipskar 

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THURSDAYS 

11:00 am - Mitzvos of the Weekly 

Parsha - with Rabbi Shea Rubinstein 

12:00 pm - Jewish History: Joshua and 

the Conquest of Israel - with Rabbi Dov 

Schochet 

You can join these classes at anytime during the course. 

All classes are followed by complimentary refreshments. 

FOR MORE INFORMATION 

Call Rabbi Dov Schochet at 305 868 1411 or email dschochet@theshul.org 

The Shul, 9540 Collins Ave, Surfside 

www.theshul.org

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Ki Haadam Aitz Hasadeh ~ A Man is Likened To A Tree of The Field 

The Shul’s Tree of Life, 

a beautiful permanent structure, enables you 

to honor a family member or friend, 

commemorate an occasion or memorialize a loved one. 

Kindly call Zisa at The Shul 

at 305- 868-1411 

to place your order 

or email sisterhood@theshul.org 

The Tree of Life 

ORDER FORM ~ Mail: The Shul Sisterhood, 9540 Collins Ave, Surfside FL 33154 or Fax: 305-861-2426 Attn: Zisa 

In choosing to purchase a commemorative piece of the Tree of Life, you gain a permanent place of recognition and support 

the critical work of The Shul Sisterhood, which beautifies our Shul home and supports our Shul Family in times of need. 

Rock “...G-d is a powerful rock. His acts are perfectly balanced...” ~ $5,400 each 

Dove “...Doves flow peacefully as they are balanced in the environment’s atmosphere...” ~ $3,600 each 

Apple “...Sweetness of sustenance are expressed in G-d’s gift of the apple...” ~ $1,800 each 

Leaf “...Every single leaf is directed by G-d’s breath...” ~ $180 each 

Dedication wording can be a maximum of five lines. Please print text clearly: 

Line 1: ___________________________________________________ (25 letters max) 

Line 2: _____________________________________________________(21 letters max) 

Line 3: ______________________________________________________(31 letters max) 

Line 4: _______________________________________________________(30 letters max) 

Line 5: ________________________________________________________(17 letters max) 

Name_______________________________________________________________________________ 

Address_____________________________________________________________________________ 

Phone_________________________________________ Email__________________________________ 

Payment: check enclosed, payable to: The Shul Sisterhood Visa MasterCard Amex 

CC number: ____________________________________ Exp: ___________ Sec:_______ 

Payment in full of $__________1 Year Installment Plan: _____installments of $_______ = Total: $__________ 

A project of The Shul Sisterhood

Mother & Daughter 

Monday, April 19 

from 6:00 - 7:00pm in Classroom # 1 

Mothers and daughters are invited to join and participate in this 

fun and educational program. 

The program starts with a study session for each mother and 

daughter as they explore their heritage and its place in the home. 

Following the study session the mothers and daughters 

participate in cooking, crafts and quality time. 

For Girls : 1st - 5th grade 

Fee: $12 (mother and daughter included) 

Art expression with Sarah Libke Caplin 

An innovative program using various art mediums to convey 

feelings about Torah and Mitzvah messages. 

Boys ages 6-10: Mondays from 5.00 - 6.00pm 

Girls ages 6-10: Tuesdays from 5.00 - 6.00pm 

In the Teen Girls Room (Back of Women’s Sanctuary) 

Fee:$15 (including snacks and materials) 

Also available upon request: individual classes, classes for 

younger girls & boys. For more information call Sarah Libke on 

786 389 6528 (space is limited) 

Imagine Tomorrow Computer Classes 

Tuesdays 

3:30 - 4:30pm and 5:00 - 6:00pm 

Custom Software, curriculum, and classes developmentally designed 

for young learners ages 4-7. 

For more info visit www.imaginetomorrow.com 

Cost: $20 

Classroom #2 - Enroll now as space is limited. For more 

information call Iesha 305-967-3604 

Bar Mitzvah Club 

Every Tuesday from 7:00 - 8:00pm 

Call Yankee at 718-757-6659 for more information 

Bat Mitzvah Club 

Every Wednesday from 7:00 - 8:30pm 

Call Dobie at 305-984-8805 for more information 

Mishmar for Boys ages 7 - 11 

Each Wednesday from 6:15 - 7:30pm 

Spanish Library #2 

Call Eli at 305-742-3375 for more details 

Weekly Tutoring Program 

Monday - Thursday from 5:00 - 6:30pm 

For boys ages 6-13. Does your son need help with his Jewish 

Studies Homework? Bring your son to The Shul to learn with 

one of our student Rabbis. To schedule a learning time, please 

call Rabbi Mendy Levy at 305-868-1411 ext. 7333. 



Exciting After School Programming! 

Tzivos Hashem for Girls & Boys 

Every Sunday 

10:00 - 11:30am in the Social Hall 

For Boys & Girls ages 4 - 6 

For Girls ages 7 - 11 years old. 

(NOTE: Please call Michal Adar at 305.655.1720 before joining the 

group to confirm whether there is space in the class) 

Come enjoy a morning of learning, arts & crafts, music and 

prizes! Homemade pancakes served each week! 

Story Time For Kids! 


From 5:45 - 6:30pm 

Come & hear a Jewish delightful story with your kids! 

For Boys & Girls: Ages 3 - 6 

Kids are encouraged to come in Pajamas! 

A Jewish Bedtime Experience! 

Tae Kwon Do with Master Steve Parker 

Mondays from 3:30 - 4:30pm 

For Boys & Girls ages 4 - 6 

To enroll your child/ren call Yankee at 718 757 6659 

Tween & Teen Girls Activities 

Tween Club 

To be announced 

Contact Zisa to join the Club and to receive weekly texts about 

upcoming activities. ZisaLevin@gmail.com 

Teen Community Service 

All teens are invited to come and help with various 

Community Service Activities, with snacks, music and a 

great environment. In the Teen Girls Lounge. 

Teen Learning: 

A nurturing environment for teens to learn and grow. 

With light dinner. Teen Girls Lounge 

(Back of Women’s Sanctuary) 

For more information on the Teen Girls Programs, please 

call Mushkie Parshan at 347-633-5286 

Teen Boys Activities 

Mishmar Night & Talmud for Teen Boys 

Every Wednesday from 8:00 - 9:00pm 

Call Chaim Mochkin for details: 310-770-4053 

The Shul Youth 305.868.1411 ext. 7333 mlevy@theshul.org www.TheShul.org/kids 

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Does your son or 

daughter need help 

with his/her 

Jewish Studies 

Homework? 

Join Our Weekly Homework Help Program 

For Boys & Girls ages 6-13 

Every Monday - Thursday 

from 5:00 - 6:30 pm 

Bring your son/daughter to The Shul 

to learn with one of our student Rabbis/ 

Girl’s Youth Counselors. 

Topics & Classes Will Include: 

• Code of Jewish Law: 

Fundamentals in Judaism 

• Talmud: 

Textual Based Learning & Stories 

• Jewish History: 

Lessons For Life 

• Chumash & Parsha Study: 

In-depth Learning & Discussion. 

*All With Practical 

Hands-On Approach!* 

To schedule a learning 

time, please call 

Rabbi Mendy Levy at 

305-868-1411 ext. 7333 

Following many requests we are happy to announce 

A NEW ART PROGRAM FOR BOYS AGES 6 -10 

Every MONDAY 

From 5:00 - 6:00 pm 

In the Teen Room (Back of Women’s Sanctuary) 

THE “ART EXPRESSION” CLASS 

FOR GIRLS AGES 6 -10 

WILL CONTINUE AS USUAL 

Every TUESDAY 

From 5:00 - 6:00 pm 

In the Teen Room (Back of Women’s Sanctuary) 

$15 per session for both boys & girls 

including materials & refreshments 

Also available upon request: 

individual classes, 

classes for younger girls & boys 

For more information 

call Sarah Libke on 

786 389 6528 

(space is limited) 

To enroll your child/ren 

or for more information 

call Yankee at 

718.757.6659 

or email 

yankeepearson@gmail.com

The Shul 

Bat Mitzvah Club 

Wednesdays 

7:00 - 8:00 pm 

At The Shul 

Call Dobie Rubinstein 

to enroll: 

305 984-8805 

If you are 11 years old 

join us for an awesome 

year of learning and fun 

in preparation for your 

Bat Mitzvah 



Daven for the amud in our very own Shul 

Young Teens To Lead Shul Services! 

Teen Chazzan Training Program 

The Teens get an individual opportunity to lead a part of 

the Shabbos prayer services at The Shul! 

Invite your family and friends to come and watch you 

Daven at the Amud! 

The Teen boys once again will have the opportunity to Daven on behalf of the 

congregation as authentic Chazzanim in The Shul Main Sanctuary! Every week 

the boys will get together with Chaim Mochkin and go over the Davening 

inside the Siddur, while practicing the different tunes and songs unique for 

the Shabbos day. Stay tuned for a Shabbos coming soon with one of our very 

own Teens as Chazzan! 

If you would like your son to participate in this learning experience, please 

email: chaimmochkin@hotmail.com or call: 310-770-4053 

**Great incentives and prizes to be won! ** 

For Children ages 3-6 from 5:45 - 6:30 pm 


ext. 7333 

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Latin Link 

Reflexión Semanal 

Enfoque de la Parashà 

TAZRÍA - METZORÁ 

¿Qué Aprendemos esta Semana de la Parshá? 

TOTAL IDENTIFICACIÓN CON LA VOLUNTAD DE DI-S 

“Cuando una mujer engendre”. Tal como la creación del hombre 

tuvo lugar después del animal, la bestia y el ave cuando fue el 

génesis, así también su ley fue explicada a continuación de las 

leyes del animal, la bestia y el ave. (Rashi Vaikrá 12:2) 

A continuación de la Parshá anterior donde la Torá explica las 

leyes de pureza e impureza en los animales, la Parshá Tazría (y 

Metzorá) se dedica a las leyes de pureza e impureza en los 

hombres. Esto lo explica Rashi en el principio de nuestra Parshá 

de la siguiente manera: “Dijo Rav Simlai: tal como la creación del 

hombre tuvo lugar después del animal, la bestia y el ave en el 

génesis, así también su ley fue explicada a continuación de las 

leyes del animal, la bestia y el ave”. 

De esta explicación surge que la secuencia en la creación 

(primero fueron creados los animales y luego el hombre) es la 

causa al orden que siguieron las Parshiot de la Torá. Pero en 

realidad el tema es justo a la inversa: la Torá existe ya antes de la 

creación del mundo, y de acuerdo a las palabras de nuestros 

Sabios Z”L es el plano de acuerdo al cual fue creada la existencia. 

¿Cómo puede decirse que el orden de la secuencia de los temas 

en la Torá surge del orden y la secuencia en la creación? 

DOS ETAPAS 

Podría decirse, que hay aquí una alusión a dos etapas en el 

servicio a Hashem: en la primera etapa es la Torá la que 

determina la realidad, puesto que la realidad por sí misma aún no 

concuerda con la Torá. En la segunda fase la realidad se eleva 

hasta transformarse ella misma en sagrada, al punto que de ella 

puede aprenderse sobre la Torá. 

Estas dos fases están implícitas en el principio de “naasé 

venishmá” –haremos y escucharemos. La primer etapa consiste 

en “haremos”- la obediencia al mandato Divino. La propia lógica 

y la percepción natural no condicen aún con la Voluntad de Di-s, 

y por lo tanto se exige del hombre someterse a lo que Di-s quiere 

de él, dejando a un lado la propia inteligencia y sentimientos. 

Esta es la base primaria y fundacional. 

HAREMOS Y ESCUCHAREMOS 

Pero con ello no es suficiente. A continuación debe pasarse a una 

fase más elevada, la del “escucharemos”. La Voluntad de Di-s, lo 

que Él quiere del judío, debe penetrar en él, hasta que la propia 

persona, por su propia razón y sentimientos, comprenda y desee 

aquello que Hashem desea. Este es un nivel superior, donde la 

lógica humana y los sentidos naturales se elevan tanto que ellos 

mismos buscan a la santidad. 

Es imposible alcanzar este nivel sin pasar antes por la etapa 

donde el hombre se somete a lo que Di-s quiere de él. Primero 

viene la etapa del “haremos”- la obediencia absoluta a Di-s sin 

tomar en cuenta las ideas y sentimientos personales; pero luego 

se llega al “escucharemos”- que lo que Di-s quiere se convierta en 

nuestra voluntad personal, con total comprensión e 

identificación. 

EL ESTUDIO ANTERIOR 

¿Cómo puede un judío alcanzar tal grado de plena y profunda 

identificación con la Torá?. La respuesta está oculta en el nombre 

del autor de esta frase: Rav Simlai. El mismo es conocido por otro 

dicho3, de que cuando el feto se encuentra en el útero materno 

se le enseña toda la Torá, y luego se la hacen olvidar. Este estudio 

de toda la Torá es lo que confiere la fuerza para alcanzar el apego 

total con la Torá, también desde la perspectiva personal. 

Por ello, el hombre no debe desesperanzarse cuando analiza y 

medita sobre su estado espiritual. Debe saber que posee las 

fuerzas para llegar a un nivel donde la Torá penetre en su interior 

hasta que él mismo, por su propia razón y sentimiento, 

comprenda y sienta lo beneficioso, lo preciado y la dulzura de la 

Torá y sus preceptos. 

Clases y Eventos 

Porción Semanal 

Rabbi Shea Rubinstein 

Lunes 8:45 p.m. - 9:45 p.m. Sinagoga Principal 

Lecciones practicas para nuestra vida cotidiana 

(Para Mujeres) 

Sra. Vivian Perez 

Martes 2:30 p.m. - 3:45 p.m. 

198 Park Dr., Bal Harbour 

Por favor llamar a las 305 213 3202 para confirmar 

Kolel Español 

Moshe S. Lerman 

Miercoles 8:00 - 10:00 p.m. Domingo 8:00 - 10:00 p.m. 

Tanya 

Moshe S. Lerman 

Miercoles 7:15 PM - 8:05 p.m. 

Haime Library - 2do piso en Shul 

Sra. Vivian Perez 

Jueves 2:00pm – 3:00 pm 

Nota: El cambio de sede 

Chabad of Aventura, 

21001 Biscayne Blvd, Aventura

Des Mots et des pierres 

Le danger du « parler mauvais » 

par Yanki Tauber 

Vivre avec la Paracha 

A Médzibotz, la ville natale de Rabbi Israël Baal Chem Tov 

(fondateur du 'Hassidisme, 1698-1760), deux habitants de l'endroit 

s’affrontaient dans une amère dispute. Un jour, dans la synagogue 

locale, alors qu’ils étaient en train de crier l’un sur l’autre avec 

colère, l’un d’entre eux hurla : « Je vais te mettre en morceaux de 

mes mains nues ! » 

Le Baal Chem Tov qui se trouvait alors à la synagogue, demanda à 

ses disciples de former un cercle, chacun mettant les bras sur les 

épaules de ses voisins, et de fermer les yeux. Rabbi Israël lui-même 

ferma le cercle. Soudain, les disciples poussèrent des cris de 

frayeur : devant leurs yeux fermés, ils voyaient l’homme en colère 

déchirant réellement l’homme, comme il l’en avait menacé ! 

Les mots sont comme des flèches, dit le Psalmiste, et comme des 

charbons ardents. Comme des flèches, explique le Midrach, car un 

homme se tient à un endroit et ses mots font de grands ravages 

dans la vie d’un autre qui peut se trouver à des milliers de 

kilomètres de là, et comme du charbon dont la surface extérieure 

peut être éteinte mais dont l’intérieur reste incandescent. Ainsi les 

mots malveillants continuent leurs dommages bien après que 

l’effet extérieur en ait cessé. 

Les mots tuent de nombreuses manières. Parfois, ils mettent en 

mouvement une chaîne d’événements qui s’avère être une chaîne 

prophétique qui s’accomplit ; parfois ils sont détournés de l’objet 

de leur venin pour frapper un spectateur innocent et parfois, ils 

reviennent comme un boomerang, frapper celui qui en est à 

l’origine. Mais quelle que soit la route qu’ils empruntent, les mots 

pleins de haine conduisent inévitablement à des actions odieuses, 

quelquefois même des années ou des générations après qu’ils aient 

été prononcés. La nature humaine est telle que les pensées aspirent 

à trouver leur expression dans des paroles émises et les paroles 

émises cherchent leur réalisation en actes, souvent par des 

chemins déviés que le locuteur originel n’a ni désiré ni anticipé. 

Mais la force du mot va plus loin que son potentiel pour la 

transformer en acte. Même si ce potentiel ne se réalise jamais, 

même si les paroles prononcées ne se matérialisent pas dans le 

« monde de l’action », elles existent toujours dans le monde plus 

élevé et plus spirituel, le « Monde de la Parole ». Car l’homme n’est 

pas seulement un corps, il est aussi une âme ; il n’est pas 

seulement un être physique, il est aussi une créature spirituelle. Sur 

le plan matériel, les mots prononcés peuvent n’être que des actions 

potentielles ; dans la réalité spirituelle de l’âme, ils sont effectifs. 

C’est ce que le Baal Chem Tov voulait montrer à ses disciples en 

leur permettant de jeter un regard dans le monde des mots habité 

par les âmes des deux adversaires verbaux. Il voulait qu’ils 

comprennent que chaque mot que nous prononçons est réel, qu’il 

s’accomplisse ou non dans le « monde de l’action » dans lequel 

résident nos corps physiques. A un niveau plus élevé, plus spirituel 

de la réalité, une réalité aussi véritable que la réalité physique, 

chacun des mots que nous prononçons est aussi bon (ou mauvais) 

que s’il était transformé en acte. 

Il en va de même, bien sûr, dans le sens positif. Un mot de louange, 

un mot d’encouragement est aussi bon que la façon dont il 

s’accomplit dans la réalité spirituelle de l’âme. Même avant qu’un 

mot positif se soit transformé en acte positif, il détient déjà un 

effet profond et durable sur notre être profond et sur notre monde. 

French Connection 

Réflexions sur la Paracha 

Ce chabbat, nous devons lire deux Parachiot, Tazriya et Metsora, 

car l'année 5770 est une année ordinaire. Ces 2 péricopes traitent 

du problème de la pureté et de l'impureté: Hatamé véhatahor. 

Le mot TAZRIYA signifie, concevoir (un enfant) et METSORA 

signifie, lépreux. 17 mitsvot gèrent cette question. 

Lors de la naissance d'un garçon, la maman est impure 7 jours. Le 

8e, c'est la Mila. Ensuite elle attend 33 jours avant d'aller au 

"mikvé" de purification. Ce, pour reprendre une vie intime 

normale. 

Pour une fille, c'est le double: 2 semaines, puis 66 jours. Après 

cette pèriode, la femme devait apporter un agneau et un 

pigeonneau ou une tourterelle pour se purifier. En cas de manque 

de moyens, 2 touterelles ou 2 pigeonneaux suffisent. Ces règles 

ont pour souci de préserver la famille et d'assurer la pureté 

familiale ou Taharat Hamichpaha. 

Viennent ensuite les maladies de la peau, du cuir chevelu. Le 

Cohen Gadol préconisait les soins appropriés. 

Les lèpres, de l'homme et de la maison. TSARA'AT est une maladie 

grave et contagieuse. Certains font le rapprochement avec le 

Lachon Hara, c'est à dire la mauvaise langue. 

Le Cohen prenait 2 oiseaux purs, une branche de cèdre, un 

morceau de laine de couleur pourpre et de l'hysope (une plante). 

On égorgeait l'oiseau, on trempait dans son sang le cèdre, la 

laine, l'hysope et l'autre oiseau vivant. Le malade était aspergé 7 

fois. Il devait par la suite se laver et se raser les cheveux. Il restait 

en quarantaine 7 jours. L'on procédait ensuite au sacrifice de 2 

agneaux et d'une brebis. 

Que penser de ce système? Il faut dire que la sale faute du 

"lachone hara'", doit être traitée de façon radicale. Les oiseaux 

conviennent tout à fait, car ils "pépillent" comme celui qui 

pratique la mauvaise langue. La couleur pourpre était obtenue à 

partir d'un ver de terre. Le malade doit en effet s'abaisser jusqu'à 

terre. 

On procédait de la même façon pour la lèpre des maisons. 

La paracha traite à la fin des problèmes de l'impureté. Ceci 

concerne les periodes menstruelles, les pertes éventuelles, les 

pollutions nocturnes, les écoulements de tous genres... Tous ce 

cas étaient traités par une purification en règle. 

De nos jours, le MIKVE permet la Tahara ou purification. 

Chabbat Chalom 

ALBERT 

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Cours de Torah en Français 

Tefillah (pour Femmes) 

Rabin Zalman Gansburg 

Jeudi de 10h30 à 11h15 

Talmud (pour Femmes) 

Rabin Zalman Gansburg 

Jeudi de 11h30 à 12h15 

Haime Library

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Delve into the power, strength and beauty in the life of the Jewish Woman 

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Weekly Classes 

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Practical Halacha Rabbi Dov Schochet 11:00 - 11:30 am 

Women’s Study Group - Rebbetzin Chani Lipskar 8:30 - 10:00 pm 

At the home of: Mrs. Jenny Tate 

12855 Biscayne Bay Dr., Keystone, FL 33181 

Tel: 305 987 7166 

Tuesday 

Tanya Class in Spanish Mrs. Vivian Perez 1:45 - 2:30 p m 

~ 198 Park Drive, Bal Harbour Village 

Torah Portion Class in Spanish Mrs. Vivian Perez 2:30 - 3:45 pm 

~ 198 Park Drive, Bal Harbour 

Wednesday 

Parenting Class Rebbetzin Chani Lipskar 9:15 - 10:00 am 

Morning Torah Class Rebbetzin Chani Lipskar 10:00 - 11:00 am 

The Weekly Portion - Woman’s Perspective 

~ Haime Library 

Tanya Class in English Mrs. Vivian Perez 1:30 - 3:00 pm 

~ 198 Park Drive, Bal Harbour 

Thursday 

Tanya of the Week Rabbi Eily Smith 10:30 - 11:15 am 

~ Women’s Sanctuary - Teen Lounge 

Tefillah Class in French Rabbi Zalman Gansburg 10:30 - 11:15 am 

~ Haime Library 

Talmud Class in French Rabbi Zalman Gansburg 11:20 - 12:00 pm 

Tanya in Spanish for Women Mrs. Vivian Perez 2:00 - 3:00 pm 

~Chabad of Aventura, 21001 Biscayne Blvd, Aventura 

Establishing a Jewish Home 

Evening Study for Brides and 

Newlyweds / Bridal Class 

Please call Rebbetzin Chani Lipskar for 

an appointment 305-868-1885 

Women’s Mikvah: 

Please call Mrs. Devorah Failer for an 

appointment 

305-866-1492 or 305-323-2410 

Who we are... 

The Women's Circle comprises all of The 

Shul's programming and classes geared 

toward women in the community. Our 

objective is to bring women of all ages and 

backgrounds together to learn, laugh, 

experience, and rejuvenate their mind, body 

and soul. Meet new friends, relax and get 

inspired! 

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305. 868.1411

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In this Week’s Living Torah: 

A weekly video magazine featuring the Rebbe's 

application of Torah to timely events and issues 

Talk 

Lamplighters 

Timeless Moments 

Niggun “L’chatchila Ariber” 

Eye to Eye 

Politicians for Redemption! 

Enjoy a live video presentation every Saturday 

Night at The Shul immediately following Havdalah 

To see the video on-line: 

"Living Torah" Weekly Video Magazine 

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http://www.theshul.org/LivingTorah 

Shabbos Hospitality 

If you would like to host or be hosted at a Shabbos meal, 

please call The Shul at 305-868-1411 

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The Shul's Staying Connected Program 

For College Students 

More & more Jewish college students from different universities 

across the country keep joining The Shul's Staying Connected program! 

These students are excited about this "cool" program that offers them 

the opportunity to "stay connected" to The Shul family while they are 

away at school. They enjoy receiving candies, chocolate, matzah, wine, 

menorahs, and special CD's from The Shul video-library to celebrate the 

Jewish holidays. Staying Connected students also enjoy sharing special 

events such as the Winter- Break & Summer Shabbatons at The Shul 

with over 150 Jewish college students from 18 universities across the 

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To learn more about Staying Connected, please call Miriam Gitman 

at 305.868.1411 ext. 7319 or email stayingconnected@theshul.org. 

To enroll in The Shul's Staying Connected program , please mail the 

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There are a limited number of seat dedications still available 

in our Main Sanctuary, with finance options as well. 

If you are interested in more information please speak to or 

call Lydia Hasson or Penina Wuensch at 305 868 1411 

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Find out what's going on and how You can get involved 

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Looking for the Perfect Gift? 

Would you like to honor someone’s Anniversary, Wedding, 

Yahrtzeit, or any other occasion? 

Honor them by making a donation to The Shul in their name. 

A card will be sent to each Honoree on your behalf, 

from The Shul, acknowledging your meaningful gift. 

The amount of the donation will not be disclosed 

unless requested. 

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The Living Archive Preservation Project has launched this interactive archive 

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All the books can be downloaded for free. 

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Daily Study 

A complete guide to all classes and courses offered at The Shul 

Sichos Kodesh Rabbi Zalman Lipskar 6:20 - 6:50 am 

Halacha (Men) (Monday - Friday) Rabbi Dov Schochet 7:00 - 7:25 am 

Daf Yomi Rabbi Dov Schochet 8:00 - 8:45 am 

RamBam (Monday - Thursday) Rabbi Dov Schochet 8:45 - 9:00 am 

Chok L’Yisrael - Sephardic Custom Shimshon Tzubeli 8:45 am 

Sichos - The Rebbe’s insights on the weekly Parsha Rabbi Shea Rubinstein 10:00 - 10:45 am 

Community Kollel (Men) Mon - Thurs. Shul Rabbis and Kolel 8:00 - 10:00 pm 

Daf Yomi (Men) Rabbi Dov Schochet 9:00 am 

Spanish Kolel - Chassidus (Men) Mr. Isaac Gorin / Mr. Moshe Lerman 8:00 - 10:00 pm 

Executive Smicha (Men) Rabbi Dov Schochet 8:00 - 10:00 pm 

Weekly Torah Portion (Spanish) Rabbi Shea Rubinstein 8:30 - 9:30 pm 

Women’s Study Group - 

At the home of: Mrs. Jenny Tate 

12855 Biscayne Bay Dr., Keystone, FL 33181 Tel: 305 987 7166 

*All classes located at The Shul unless otherwise specified. 

Rebbetzin Chani Lipskar 

8:30 - 10:00 pm 

Senior Torah Academy: Meditations in Prayer Rabbi Mendy Levy 11:00 - 11:45 am 

Senior Torah Academy for Men & Women 

Ein Ya’akov: Stories of the Talmud 


12:00 - 12:45 pm 

Tanya Class in Spanish (Women) Mrs. Vivian Perez, 198 Park Drive, Bal Harbour Village 1:45 - 2:30 pm 

Torah Portion Class in Spanish (Women) Mrs. Vivian Perez, 198 Park Drive, Bal Harbour Village 2:30 - 3:45 pm 

Ben Ish-Chai (Sephardic Class) (Men) Rabbi Dov Schochet 6:45 - 7:40 pm 

Acharei-Kedoshim: Experiencing the Miracle of Yom Kippur Rabbi Zalman Lipskar 8:00 - 8:45 pm 

Executive Smicha (Men) Rabbi Dov Schochet 8:00 - 10:00 pm 

Rabbi Lipskar’s Tuesday Class: 

Reflections on the Parsha 

Rabbi Sholom D. Lipskar 9:00 - 10:15 pm 

Parenting Class (Women) Rebbetzin Chani Lipskar 9:15 - 10:00 am 

Morning Torah Class (Women) - Weekly Parsha Rebbetzin Chani Lipskar 10:00 - 11:00 am 

Senior Torah Academy for Men & Women 

Tanya 

Rabbi Sholom D. Lipskar 11:00 - 11:45 am 

Tanya Class in English (Women) Mrs. Vivian Perez, 198 Park Drive, Bal Harbour Village 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm 

Spanish Kolel Rabbi Moshe Lerman 8:00 - 10:00 pm 

Tefillah Class in French (Women) - Haime Library Rabbi Zalman Gansburg 10:30 am - 11:15 am 

Talmud Class in French (Women) - Haime Library Rabbi Zalman Gansburg 11:20 am - 12:00 pm 

Mitzvos of the Weekly Parsha (Men & Women) Rabbi Shea Rubinstein 11:00 - 11:45 am 

Senior Torah Academy for Men & Women (Main Sanctuary) 

Jewish History: Joshua and the Conquest of Israel 


12:00 - 12:45 pm 

Tanya in Spanish (Women) Mrs. Vivian Perez (Chabad of Aventura, 21001 Biscayne Blvd) 2:00 - 3:00 pm 

Tanya (Men & Women) Rabbi Eily Smith 8:00 pm 

Talmudic Mishmar for Men & Women 

Select Thursday evenings 

9:00 - 10:00 pm

In the weeks prior to Pesach 5770 

multiple classes were given in The Shul as 

well as in private homes. The topics 

ranged from the practical laws of 

koshering and Pesach preparation, to 

insights into the Rebbe’s Haggada and 

Seder laws and customs. The classes 

where given by Rabbi Sholom Lipskar, 

Rabbi Dov Schochet and Rabbi Shea 

Rubinstein. 

Approximately 300 people attended 

over 6 hours of pre Pesach classes. 

In the week prior to the Chag a series of 

model matzah bakery workshops where 

held where children had a hands-on 

lesson on how matzah is made. The 

workshops were lead by Rabbi Mendy Levy 

and were each 45 minutes to an hour 

long. 

Over 200 children participated in the 

model matzah bakery workshops 

Thursday, March 26, the 11th of Nissan, a 

grand Farbrengen was held at The Shul in 

honor of the Rebbe’s 108th birthday and in 

preparation for Pesach. 

Over 100 people attended the 

Farbrengen 

In the week prior to Pesach, The Shul 

offered the community a koshering and 

toiveling service on the deck. Many 

residents of the community brought their 

utensils to The Shul to be koshered and 

toiveled in preparation for the chag. The 

Shul’s bochurim also went out into the 

community and assisted with koshering 

multiple kitchens. 

Thousands of Shmurah Matzahs and 

Pesach guides were distributed within 

the 33154 area, reaching out to our 

unaffiliated Jewish neighbors. 

The Shul hosted both Seders 

this year, accommodating over 150 

visitors each night who would 

otherwise have had nowhere to go, 

and assisting many who could not 

afford the full cost. The communal 

warmth, delicious food and 

excellent service were enjoyed by all 

who attended. 

Community Nachas 

A Peek at Recent Happenings 

Model Matzah Bakery 

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We would like to extend our deepest 

gratitude to our beloved members who 

participated in the important Mitzvah of 

Maos Chitim. Your kind contributions 

enabled The Shul to help literarily 

hundreds of families with essential 

components for Pesach. The funds were 

distributed in a most confidential and 

dignified manner. 

May Hashem bless you for you kindness 

with abundant health, prosperity and 

Nachas. 

Pre-Pesach Learning in the Kolel

Shabbos Parshas Tazriah-Metzorah

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